Louis Smolka

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Louis Smolka

Nickname“Da Last Samurai”

Record

17-9

Streak

L2

Age

35

Date of birth

Jul 16, 1991

Fighting out of: Waipahu, Hawaii
Born: United States
Camp: Team Oyama
Weight class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'9" · 175 cm
Reach: 68" · 173 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: May 14, 2022
Cut risk: 29%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Davey Grant

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 · 0:49

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · May 14, 2022

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic

Vince Morales

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:02

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · Dec 4, 2021

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo

Jose Quinonez

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R2 · 2:15

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori · Dec 5, 2020

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori

Casey Kenney

#15Casey Kenney

Bantamweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 3:03

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns

Ryan MacDonald

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:43

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · Sep 14, 2019

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje

Matt Schnell

Bantamweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 · 3:18

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Mar 9, 2019

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

Sumudaerji

Bantamweight · Submission · Armbar On Ground · R2 · 2:07

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018

Armbar On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Matheus Nicolau

#10Matheus Nicolau

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm · Dec 30, 2017

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm

Tim Elliott

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis

Ray Borg

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 30, 2016

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

Brandon Moreno

Flyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R1 · 2:23

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · Oct 1, 2016

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

Ben Nguyen

Flyweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Mount · R2 · 4:41

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · Jul 13, 2016

Elbows to Head From Mount

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

Paddy Holohan

Flyweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 4:09

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka · Oct 24, 2015

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka

Neil Seery

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor · Jul 11, 2015

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor

Richie Vaculik

Flyweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance Side Kick · R3 · 0:18

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping · Nov 7, 2014

Kick to Head At Distance Side Kick

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping

Chris Cariaso

#10Chris Cariaso

Flyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva · May 10, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

Alptekin Ozkilic

Alptekin Ozkilic

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou · Jan 15, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

Outside the UFC

9-0across 9 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 subPXC · Destiny MMA · CXF 15 · Gladiator Challenge · KOTC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Kyle Estrada14-10	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	CXF 15	Oct 20, 2018
W	Tycen Lynn7-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	—	Destiny MMA	Jun 23, 2018
W	Tyrone Christian Gorgonia0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:15	Gladiator Challenge	Apr 21, 2018
W	Ale Cali5-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:52	PXC	Nov 9, 2013
W	Jessie Rafols8-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:59	PXC	Sep 14, 2013
W	Alvin Cacdac17-13	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	3:59	PXC	Feb 16, 2013
W	Bryan To Hang Lam0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:54	PXC	Nov 17, 2012
W	Kawika Martin0-3	Submission	Brabo Choke	R2	2:53	KOTC	Oct 20, 2012
W	Shane Pacarro3-2	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	Destiny MMA	Apr 28, 2012

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsX-1 vs. Destiny MMA · Destiny MMA · X-1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Zachary Close3-3	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:53	X-1 vs. Destiny MMA	Aug 7, 2010
L	Kelii Palencia0-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Destiny MMA	Jun 12, 2010
W	Jose Henamendez0-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:15	X-1	May 15, 2010

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC57th

47%747 / 1,575

Striking accuracy

53%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.56 differential

Landed4.67

Absorbed4.11

43%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+0%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%83rd497
Body26%84th194
Leg7%38th56

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

61%Standing

Standing61%455
Clinch11%81
Ground28%211

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

Louis Smolka

Landed per 15

Head

A+

87th

46.7

87th

Body

A+

87th

18.2

87th

Leg

D

32nd

5.3

32nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

45th

35.4

45th

Body

F

15th

17.4

15th

Leg

C

46th

8.9

46th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	46.7	497	1,226	41%
Body	18.2	194	287	68%
Leg	5.3	56	62	90%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	35.4	377	1,031	37%
Body	17.4	185	281	66%
Leg	8.9	95	105	90%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

Louis Smolka

17 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 160 min

163%

R3 pace · 8 bouts

Smolka holds steady (+0% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Smolka lifts to 163% of round-1 output by round 3 (8 bouts).

Louis Smolka

Smolka — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Louis Smolka

Smolkalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Louis Smolka

Smolkaattempts / min

Control time

Louis Smolka

Smolka% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.4	4.5	5.0	0.26	26%	17
R2	7.5	5.3	3.3	0.32	31%	12
R3	6.4	3.9	3.3	0.45	28%	8

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Louis Smolka

Louis Smolka

17 resolved UFC bouts · 6 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

37/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

64th

39%

64th

Win quality

F

23rd

31%

23rd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

3

3

2

2

4

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	3	0-3	0%
Ranked 6–15	3	1-2	33%
Cross-div ranked	2	1-1	50%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	2	2-0	100%
Unproven	4	3-1	75%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Davey Grant	Contender-level	36	May 14, 2022
L	Vince Morales	Unproven	12	Dec 4, 2021
W	Jose Quinonez	Established	30	Dec 5, 2020
L	Casey Kenney#15	Ranked 6–15	60	May 30, 2020
W	Ryan MacDonald	Unproven	8	Sep 14, 2019
L	Matt Schnell	Cross-div ranked	45	Mar 9, 2019
W	Sumudaerji	Cross-div ranked	32	Nov 24, 2018
L	Matheus Nicolau#10	Top-5	75	Dec 30, 2017
L	Tim Elliott#9	Top-5	75	Apr 15, 2017
L	Ray Borg#13	Top-5	77	Dec 30, 2016
L	Brandon Moreno	Champion	68	Oct 1, 2016
W	Ben Nguyen#15	Ranked 6–15	68	Jul 13, 2016
W	Paddy Holohan	Building	18	Oct 24, 2015
W	Neil Seery	Building	18	Jul 11, 2015
W	Richie Vaculik	Unproven	8	Nov 7, 2014
L	Chris Cariaso#10	Ranked 6–15	72	May 10, 2014
W	Alptekin Ozkilic	Unproven	8	Jan 15, 2014

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.